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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777521503321

Autore

Ehrensaft Diane

Titolo

Mommies, daddies, donors, surrogates : answering tough questions and building strong families / / Diane Ehrensaft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Guilford Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-281-22779-X

9786611227791

1-59385-881-7

1-4356-1603-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 303 pages)

Disciplina

618.17806

Soggetti

Human reproductive technology - Psychological aspects

Surrogate motherhood - Psychological aspects

Parenting - Psychological aspects

Parents - Counseling of

Family psychotherapy

Parent and child

Parents

Patient Rights

Family Relations

Forensic Psychiatry

Genital Diseases, Male

Jurisprudence

Family

Reproductive Techniques

Communication

Genital Diseases, Female

Sexuality

Behavior

Psychology, Social

Nuclear Family

Female Urogenital Diseases

Human Rights

Sexual Behavior

Male Urogenital Diseases

Social Control, Formal

Sociology



Psychiatry

Reproductive Physiological Phenomena

Therapeutics

Investigative Techniques

Persons

Social Sciences

Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

Diseases

Health Care Economics and Organizations

Behavioral Sciences

Health Care

Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Confidentiality

Infertility

Parent-Child Relations

Reproductive Techniques, Assisted

Parenting

Surrogate Mothers

Homosexuality

Single-Parent Family

Disclosure

Medicine

Health & Biological Sciences

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Beware Gifts Bearing Children; Chapter 2. The Power to Create, the Fear of Creation; Chapter 3. Procreation with the Proper Stranger; Chapter 4. You're Mine . . . or Are You?; Chapter 5. What's Love Got to Do with It?; Chapter 6. Should I Tell?; Chapter 7. When to Tell; Chapter 8. The Birds and the Bees and the Nice Man Chapter 8. The Birds and the Bees and the Nice Man; Chapter 9. How Do the Children Fare?; Chapter 10. When Clear Thinking Trumps Anxiety; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"If you need help having a baby, reproductive technology can supply the answer. But it also raises a host of questions that won't arise until after the child is born: What will you say to "Where did I come from?" when the answer includes a donor or surrogate? Will knowing the truth about how you conceived make your child love you less? Will having a baby with someone else strain your relationship with your spouse or partner? What will grandparents, family members, friends, and co-workers think? Dr. Diane Ehrensaft - a developmental and clinical psychologist who's worked with families formed using assisted reproductive technology (ART) for more than twenty years - helps you



anticipate the big questions and find solutions that are right for you and your loved ones." "Dr. Ehrensaft offers information, support, and straightforward advice for coping with private worries, confronting public prejudices, and raising happy, healthy children." "Single or married, straight or gay, anyone looking forward to the joys and challenges of building a family with the help of a donor or surrogate will discover a wealth of thought-provoking ideas and fresh insights in this sensitive, practical, and positive book."--Jacket